Shoe-lace tip



M.jl ROSE SHOE LAGE TIP Patented May 25V, 1926.

i MAXWELL L Rosa-or Los ANGELES, 4 cirtirolm11A.

Sirtori-Latiny r11.A

f appi'i'catiunlea Junges, 1925.5k seriai No." 39,019.

` My invention isa shoe lace tipgin which a detachable tipV is secured to. the end 'of a shoe lace.; This construction ispreferable bylhaving a ysuitablepermanentv tip .of the 5 lace which may be inserted through the eye'- letsin the shoe andv having the permanent tip so constructed as ondary. tip is detached.- The tips ymay Vbe made .ofornamentalmetal such. as various colors ofglass, Celluloid orthelike and provide aneffective ornament for. the shoe lace.

As these y.detachable tipsare inexpensive andreadilytsecured and.r removed from the 2 permanent tip, a person mayhave a variety ings or socks. s

of colors to match `different f shadesk of stockv I may make-the. permanent tip in avariety 0 ofr forms and secure ithe detachabletip 3 stance, .the .permanent tip mayfbeY screw threaded on theoutside andthe 'secondary tip threaded: thereon." The screw threading onthe permanent `*tip may be formed at the time a sheet metaltip is pressed ontheend'of-'the shoe lace-fabric.. In one form, I provide'a sheet metal permanent tipl with ay serieslofzprongs pressed inwardly to en gage the4 shoe lace and with theV threads pressedon the outside.` lIn another form the permanent may 4have a slightly bulbous' shape or annular-*ring and the detachabletip have' spring actuated prongs to r be attachedv thereto by sliding motion-.- o My invention willbe more readily under'- stood from theV following description -'and drawingspin which;V y y y Figure 1 is aperspectiveview of the shoe, showing my detachable tip applied vto a shoelace:

y Fig. 2-is-a detailed sectional view of one form'of tip showing the fabric ofthe Vlace being secured to a screw threaded: pin, the

to engage and holdtheretoin many l different ways; vfor iiiend kof pink forming :the connection thedetachable tip. 'A Y., y .y A f Fig?) is another-mo iicationof the tip, showing. a ypressed Vmetal permanent` lti -whichholds-the shoelaceand has threa( s pressed in the surfaces thereof to holdthe secondary tip in position.

` FigL/i is a further detail showing the per'- manenttip and the detachable'tip engaged by 'a straight sliding motioniin the manner of domeorbutton fasteners.

Fig. 5 is a'further detail showing a sheet y 6I i. metalpermanent -tip with prongs pressed I inwardlyin the operation ofsecuringthe f i' tip-to a lace `and .having r screw threads pressed into the surface. f f

lFigli is across y sect on ontheline (36 offFig. 5. l

Fig-7 is a n a bead issecured to the end of a lace having a5' reduced permanentfpoint and held thereon by glue orcement. y i

- vIrl-Fig. l, a shoelyhaving eyelets,has a `lace B'threadedthrough the eyelets.y The lace. shown is fastened byia bow knot 4 and yhas a pair of detachable tips 5, securedgon the permanent tips which are thus covered. The detachable tip 5 `is of larger diameter than the eye', so that the lace will not become unthreaded when the bowis untied either accidentallyoripurposely y T VReferring to Figi2, the lace 3 has a permanent tip 6, formed of a: screw threaded pin tovwhich the fabric of the Slacefis secured atqthe upper end ofthe pin as indicated at 7, by c'ementing', gluein'g or thcl'ike. The detachabler tip 5,'has a recess 8 detail of a farm' @ftp-inward i at the` upper end yand a screw threaded socket 9 to be threaded on the lower' end of the pin 6'; thus in this 'construction thev detachable'tip isy readily secured to the permanentl tip and does not rub or Wear the fabriciof the lace. f i

In Fig. 3, the lace'3 Lis pressed'into the i permanent tip 6, which is preferably construeted of a'sheet metal cylinder 10,' having screw threads 1l pressed linto the vsurface thereof. This represents acommon type Aof tip, except forthe screw threads which are not required inthe ordinary tip. This pervmanent tip will be secured in the same manner as those nowon the market, the exterior y surfaces having screw threads. The detachable tip 5 is shown screw threaded and having a screw threaded socket 12 extending from its upper end deep into the body of the detachable tip. This tip may readily be secured to the permanent tip by screw threading thereon.

In Fig. 4, the lace 3 has a permanent tip 6 secured thereon, such tip being formed of a metal socket 13 pressed or cemented thereon, the socket being shown with the bulbous section 14 forming an annular ring.

The detachable ytip 5 has a socket 15 formed of slightly split lingers 16 with an outwardly curved section 17 to conform to the ring 14. This type of tip is placed on the permanent tip by directly pressing thereon, and is held in place by the spring act-ion of the fingers 16. `i This construction could be reversed in which the 4permanent tip 6 wi-ll be made of spring metal having slits therein to allow. the bulbous section 14 to ress inwardly and the detachable tip could e formed of the same character as the dome ofthe so-called dome or button fasteners, the tips being secured together by pressing in a longitudinal direction and removed by pull- 1n Fig. 5 shows a sheet metal permanent tip 6, secured to the lace 3 by pressing and has a series of angular cuts forming prongs 18, these prongs are pressed into the fabric of the lace and-hold it in position. Threads 19 are pressed into the surface of this lace,

" n ently connected, forming an enlarged much in the same manner as described inconnection with Fig. 3, and the detachable tip 5 has a screw threaded socket 2() to conform to the threads on the tip.

Fig. 7 is a further modification in which a substantially permanent character of enlarged tip is employed. The lace 3 is illustrated with a reduced and pressed point 21 formed of the typehaving glue, cement or the like embedded in the fabric of the lace and pressed to such a diameter as to be readily threadable through an eyelet. A bead 22 has an aperture 23 therethrough of such diameter as to be readily threaded over the point 21. In this construction the bead or the tip would preferably be provided with a glue or cement end and which would soften under heat, or a small amount of glue could be applied to the point or the aperture 23 so that when the point is drawn through the bead these will become substantially permatip on the lace.

It will be apparent that the type of fastening used between the permanent tip and the detachable tip may be materially changed. In many cases it is not desired to remove the lace from the shoe until worn out or shabby and therefore the permanent tip may bev secured in such a manner as to have a substantially permanent connection. In many of the tips 2 to 5 a cement or glue could be utilized to make the connection between the permanent tip and the secondary tip substantially permanent. It will be obvious that the cemented type of permanent lace ltip could be used and that a somewhat sticky material could be utilized so that by application of a slight heat for the attachment of the attachable tip, would secure these together in a substantially permanent manner after the lace has been threaded through the shoe eyelets.

Many other applications of the enlarged tip will be apparent where it is desired to thread a ylace through a series of eyelets and then secure a device at the end of the lace to preventk unlacing thereof.

I-Iaving described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A lace tip comprising/in combina-tion a lace, said lace having a permanent end of small diameter adapted to thread through an eyelet and a tip attached directly thereto of sufficient diameter to prevent withdrawing the lace from the eyelet, said tip being attached after threading of the small permanent en'd through an eyelet.

2. A lace tip comprising in combination a lace, a permanent tip secured thereto of such diameter as to be readily threaded through an eyelet and an attachable or detachable tip secured directly to the permanent tip of such diameter as to prevent removal through an eyelet, said attachable and detachable tip being secured to the permanent tip after same has been threaded throughan eyelet.

3. A lace tip comprising in combination a lace, a permanent tip secured to theoutside of said lace and compressing the lace to a diameter suitable for readily threading through an eyelet and an attachable and de- I tachable `tip secured directly to the permanent tip and being of such diameter, as to prevent threading through an eyelet, said attachable and detachable tip being secured tothe permanent tip after same has been threaded through an eyelet.

4. A lace tip as claimed in claim 3, in which the permanent tip and the attachable and detachable tip have a screw threaded connection.

5. A lace tip comprising in combination a lace, a permanent tip secured to the end and the outside of the lace, said tip compressing the lace whereby the tip and the lace may be readily threaded through an eyelet, a detachable tip having a bodyportion of larger diameter than the eyelet and having a socket extending deeply into the body, said permanent tip and .socketv having co-acting means to secure' one to the other.

6. A lace tip as claimed in claim 5, in which the socket and t-he permanent tip are connected by screw threads on the tip and in the socket. .j

7. A lacetip comprising in combination a shoe hice, a permanent sheet metal tip secured thereto, said tip havingprongs pressed inwardly to engage'the materialrof the lacek an eyelet and having a socket-with screw threads to engage the threads of apermanent tip. `1o

In testimony whereof I have signed'my f name to this specification. f

MAXWELL L. ROSE. 

